IDrive vs Restic vs BlinkDisk: A Detailed Comparison

Compare IDrive, Restic, and BlinkDisk side by side. See features, pricing, privacy, platforms, storage options, and performance compared.

IDrive

Restic

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General

Basic info about each tool.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Open Source	No	Yes	Yes
Release Year	1995	2015	2025 Built on Kopia, released in 2019
Country of Origin	🇺🇸 United States	🇩🇪 Germany	🇦🇹 Austria

Platforms

Supported operating systems.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Windows	Supported	Supported	Supported
macOS	Supported	Supported	Supported
Linux	Partially supported No GUI	Supported	Supported
Android	Supported	Not supported	Not supported
iOS	Supported	Not supported	Not supported

Pricing

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IDrive

IDrive Personal

Full-featured personal backup

$99.50/year

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Restic

Free

All features included
Only pay for storage

BlinkDisk

Free

All features included
Only pay for storage

CloudBlink

Our optional cloud storage service

$0for 30 days

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Storage

Where you can store your backups.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Managed Cloud Provider's own cloud storage	Supported	Not supported	Supported CloudBlink
Local Filesystem External drives, USB, etc.	Supported	Supported	Supported
Network Attached Storage Backup to NAS devices	Supported	Supported	Supported
S3-Compatible Storage AWS S3, Backblaze B2, etc.	Not supported	Supported	Supported
SFTP Secure file transfer protocol	Not supported	Supported	Supported
WebDAV Web-based file access	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
Rclone Remotes 50+ cloud providers via Rclone	Not supported	Supported	Partially supported Experimental

Level

What level of backup each tool supports.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
File/Folder Backups	Supported	Supported	Supported
Disk Image Backups	Partially supported Via IDrive Mirror	Not supported	Not supported

Interface

How you interact with each backup tool.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Command Line Interface Can be operated from a terminal or shell	Partially supported Linux only	Supported	Partially supported Via Kopia CLI
Graphical User Interface Provides a desktop app or visual interface	Supported	Partially supported Inofficial only	Supported

Features

Core backup capabilities.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Deduplication Avoids storing duplicate data	No data	Supported	Supported
Compression Reduces backup size	Not supported	Supported	Supported
Version History Access previous file versions	Supported	Supported	Supported
Scheduled Backups Automatic backups on a schedule	Supported	Not supported	Supported

Privacy

Encryption and data protection.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted on your device	Supported	Supported	Supported
Zero-Knowledge Provider doesn't hold the keys	Partially supported Opt-in at signup	Supported	Supported

Backup Strategies

Which backup methods each tool supports.

	IDrive	Restic	BlinkDisk
Incremental Backups Copies changes since the previous backup	Supported	Supported	Supported
Full Backups Copies all selected data each time	Not supported	Not supported	Partially supported
Differential Backups Copies changes since the last full backup	No data	Not supported	Partially supported

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